Amman 20 July 2012
On the opening day of a Cirque du Soleil revue in Amman, scores of demonstrators lined the sidewalks leading to the VIP entrance to protest the group’s upcoming performance in Tel Aviv. Read more about Jordan and the effort to support BDS in the Arab world
Nazareth 18 July 2012
Despite its laughable conclusion that Israel is not occupying the West Bank, downplaying the significance of a recently published report by an Israeli judge may prove unwise. Read more about Is Israel preparing to annex most of West Bank?
18 July 2012
My Neighborhood purportedly tells the story of Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem. But beyond the fact that Palestinians are being kicked out, we learn little of their story. Read more about New documentary inadvertently demonstrates failures of Zionist left
London 17 July 2012
A “cultural advisor” to UK troops in Afghanistan suggests that Islam is a “danger facing the West.” Read more about Why is critic of Islam advising Britain's military?
London 17 July 2012
Major politicians in the UK are increasingly unafraid to talk critically of Israeli policies, and some are even advocating a national ban on products made in illegal Israeli settlements. Read more about Is Palestine going mainstream in British politics?
New York 16 July 2012
The underlying objectives to schemes inviting US university officials on a tour of Israel are to dissimulate legitimate criticism of Israeli policy and to discourage Palestinian solidarity on campuses. Read more about US university chiefs' shameful embrace of Israel
14 July 2012
The Case for Sanctions Against Israel offers background not only for boycott, divestment and sanctions activists, but also for those new to the issue. Read more about Book review: "BDS provides a way to break our collective chains"
Nablus 14 July 2012
A landmark initiative directed toward all Palestinians — in Palestine and in exile — to participate in a civic voter registration drive is intended to reclaim the Palestine Liberation Organization. Read more about Reclaiming the PLO: an urgent call to unite all Palestinians
12 July 2012
In the worst-case scenario, the fate of the Palestinians in Syria could echo some facets of the fate of the approximately 30,000 Palestinian refugees from Iraq following the US occupation of that country. Read more about Uncertain fate for Palestinians in Syria
11 July 2012
In his latest book, Norman Finkelstein superbly criticizes Zionist revisionist historians but ignores Palestinian agency. Read more about Book review: Finkelstein airbrushes Palestinians out of their own struggle